Hospital Visit & 32 Weeks

I haven't had a chance to post much lately and it hasn't been due to lack of excitement at our house! Unfortunately we've had a little too much excitement - especially for this pregnant lady.

To start off with a positive note... Rob officially graduated with his Bachelors in Interdisciplinary Studies at the beginning of August from Arizona State University. There is no commencement ceremony in the summer time so we held a small family party for him to celebrate his achievement. He's pretty much put himself through school on his own, served a mission, joined the army, worked full time the whole time he was in school, provided for a family, started a business, changed his major 3 times, and has more credits than any person should have... so it took him longer than others but he's done and we both are very happy to be finished. He'll start his Masters degree at Grand Canyon University next week so he's not done yet but it's an online program and we're looking forward to that part.

Last week Rob came home from work having a really hard time breathing. We have a Nebulizer at home so he did a couple of treatments but it wasn't working. He wasn't really responding to anything and couldn't really tell me how bad he was feeling. I kept suggesting we go to the hospital but he wasn't really responding much. Thankfully I was prompted to call his parents over to help and also request a blessing for him. His parents and brother showed up a little bit later and quickly realized that they needed to get him to the hospital. After the blessing, they managed to practically carry him to the car and get him to the emergency room. I stayed home with Ellie while he was treated at the ER and they struggled getting his breathing under control and finally decided to admit him to the hospital about 2 a.m. Looking back it was amazing how calm I was able to stay when Rob came really close to not even making it through the night if he hadn't of made it to the hospital. Turns out his breathing problem was a result of a lot of bad things happening at once. He somehow punctured a hole in his lung (we think from breaking his ribs at one point), then he was diagnosed with valley fever (a lung disease) and then his asthma on top of it all. After a few days in the hospital, the doctors let him come home. It was an experience I never want to repeat and I'm so grateful for all the prayers that were answered over the course of last week, that Rob is feeling better, and for all the people that were willing and able to help us. It's really made me grateful for many, many things!

In other news, I'm at 32 weeks.... only 8 more weeks to go! I feel like I've grown a ton in size the last few weeks and I know that's what is supposed to happen but it's another reason why the 3rd trimester is so hard. That and all the other fun parts like breathing difficulty, sleeping difficulty, etc.

But I'm trying to enjoy the days of just having one child and getting lots of play time in with Ellie. She got a set of pretend play food after she stayed "dry" for 3 days in a row and we are constantly making "munch" in her play kitchen. She can be entertained with the food for hours! Even if I do find play food all around the house these days. And she insists that I sit on the ground to play with her and some days I wonder if I'll be able to pull myself back up again. And we spend LOTS of time reading. She's always loved being read to but it seems to have increased lately and is at the point where she can "read" her favorite books to me. She's even asked to go to the library so we can get more books to read. And of course the falling asleep in crazy positions is continuing! It just makes me realize that we had a good day of fun when I catch her in these poses.